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Old 10-12-2009, 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward View Post
The number of active pixels defines how many pixels end up in the image. The rest are used for engineering purposes and are rather moot.

KAF8300's are an 8.3 megapixel sensor. I look forward to seeing one sometime shortly after Christmas
This is true, but they are very useable (at least in the monochrome version). There are 40 extra rows and 40 extra columns outside the defined Active Area which according to Kodak docs:

"These pixels are light sensitive but they are not tested for defects and non-uniformities. The response of these pixels will not be uniform."

Flat-fielding takes care of the non-uniformities.

Terry
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